Kyoto Winter Pleasures & Pastimes: Places to go, things to do & traditional winter shopping ideas
Hirosawa Pond in north Kyoto in deep winter mode . . . Places to Go Kachuan Seiho Museum: This museum was the early 20th-century villa of the influential 19th-century painter, Seiho Takeuchi, who painted some of the greatest works of animals and exquisite Japanese scenes of the past 100 years; who painted some of the greatest works of animals and exquisite Japanese scenes of the past 100 years. On Shin-Marutamachi, a little east of Arashiyama. Open 10:00-16:00 (enter by 15:00), closed Mon. Entry: ¥5,000 (including museum, garden, tea service and a superb all-color book of his paintings). Reservations required. Tel: 872-3100. Kyoto Station Building: Whatever its merits as a piece of architecture, Kyoto’s new station building is certainly a fun place to spend time. It has become the edge of Kyoto that most closely resembles the sophisticated multi-story elegance and variety that defines Tokyo. The fun way to go back down is via the giant stairs that run from the 4th to
